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Nov. 15, 2012

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Moms, dads, children and social workers gathered Wednesday to celebrate families brought together by fate.

Lafayette City Hall hosted a National Adoption Awareness Month celebration arranged through a partnership between the Children's Bureau, S.A.F.Y. - Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth - and the Department of Child Services.

Cari and Dan Carpenter said the event gave them an opportunity to stop and think about how two of their children are adopted. It made the kids feel special, Cari said. ...